GRE Word List
MALADROIT
lacking adroitness : inept
The meaning of the word maladroit is lacking adroitness : inept.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |
| jetsam | the part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore |
| practical | of, relating to, or manifested in practice or action : not theoretical or ideal |
| exhale | to rise or be given off as vapor |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| herbivorous | feeding on plants |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |